From south to north, the Green Line starts at Winchester station in Campbell and heads northeast towards downtown San Jose. The Green Line then curves north to serve San Jose Diridon station, then a brief tunnel and sharp turn to the east to serve San Fernando station. After a couple more sharp turns, the Green line joins the Blue Line to serve Convention Center station. The two lines then head through Downtown and North San Jose via 1st Street until the Green Line separates from the Blue Line at Tasman station and joins the Orange Line heading west, passing Levi's Stadium and the future Related Santa Clara mega-development to its terminus at Old Ironsides station in Santa Clara. The whole route takes approximately one hour.
Owl serviceedit
From February 2000 to April 14, 2003, VTA operated all night train service with light rail vehicles (commonly known as "owl service") on a 70-minute frequency between Mountain View and Baypointe. At the time, VTA light rail was the only light rail service in the United States to operate 24 hours a day. The owl service was curtailed in 2003 as a result of mounting deficits.
Construction historyedit
The route that the Mountain View–Winchester line now runs on is constructed in three different expansion projects: the original Guadalupe line, the Tasman West extension, and the Vasona extension.
Guadalupe lineedit
The trackway between Woz Way in Downtown San Jose and Old Ironsides station is part of the Guadalupe line, the first light rail line constructed in Santa Clara county. The Guadalupe line opened for revenue service on December 11, 1987 originally running from Old Ironsides station to Civic Center station in San Jose. Champion station was not part of the original line; it was added as intermediate stop as part of the Tasman West project.[1][2]
UTDC-built LRV in 1993 arriving at Old Ironsides station, which was the northern terminus of the system's first section of light rail line, opened in 1987
Service on this line was gradually expanded south from Civic Center station as follows:
Service through the downtown mall and onward to the Convention Center station began on July 17, 1988.[3]
Service between Convention Center and Tamien stations began on August 17, 1990.[4]
Service between Tamien and Santa Teresa stations began on April 25, 1991.[5]
Tasman West extensionedit
The Tasman West extension project added the following features to the line as follows:
Champion station added as an infill stop along the existing Guadalupe line trackway (Station opened March 24, 1997).[6]
Baypointe station added just east of the intersection of 1st and Tasman. (Opened December 17, 1999.)
Baypointe station is no longer served by this line due to a line reconfiguration implemented in August 2005.
After the completion of Tasman West extension and before the completion of Tasman East/Capitol and Vasona extensions, VTA split the light rail system into two main lines: one line running between Baypointe and Downtown Mountain View, the other between Baypointe and Santa Teresa. Passengers transferred between the two lines at the new Baypointe station.[7]Tasman is now the transfer station.
Tasman West extension was constructed with funds from 1996 Measure B sales tax measure.
Vasona extensionedit
Mountain View–Winchester contains the entire Vasona extension from San Fernando station to the southern line terminal, Winchester station, 5.3 miles (8.5 km).[8] Vasona extension opened for revenue service on October 1, 2005. It was originally scheduled to open two months earlier on August 1 but was delayed due to a dispute between Federal Railroad Administration and VTA. At issue was whether a waiver was needed from FRA, since the Union Pacific branchline that parallels most of Vasona extension is still actively used on a tri-weekly basis to serve the Permanente Quarry cement plant in the Cupertino Foothills and a lumber yard in Campbell. A waiver was finally obtained on the condition that all light rail vehicles sound their horns at crossings until "Quiet Zone" improvements are implemented. Freight trains are still required to sound their horns. The Vasona extension was also constructed with funds from 1996 Measure B sales tax measure.
Light Rail Efficiency Projectedit
In 2014, a new storage track and crossover was constructed between Old Ironsides and Reamwood as part of improvements to support events at Levi's Stadium and the future Silicon Valley BART extension.[9]
To provide better headways and service reliability, a second track was constructed between Whisman and Downtown Mountain View. Work began in summer 2014 and was completed in late 2015. Evelyn Station was permanently closed in mid-March 2015 as part of track construction.[10]
2019 reconfigurationedit
Upon the opening of the Silicon Valley BART extension to Berryessa / North San Jose, Line 902 will be split into the Green Line (Old Ironsides–Winchester) and the Orange Line (Mountain View–Alum Rock). As of early 2019, station signage has begun to reflect the future configuration, displaying line colors rather than terminus icons.[11]
Many stations along this line have park-and-ride lots (labeled as ), as well as bike stations (labeled as ), including:
Lick Mill (at Great America Station: )
River Oaks — also the stop for VTA headquarters
San Fernando
San Jose Diridon
Bascom
Winchester
Referencesedit
^Robinson, Bert (December 11, 1987). "All Aboard - It's Off and Rolling". San Jose Mercury News. et al. Sec A:1.
^Grant, Joanne (November 6, 1987). "Mishap Won't Delay Light Rail". San Jose Mercury News. Sec B:3.
^Sweeney, Frank (July 13, 1988). "Downtown S.J. Trollys Start Friday". San Jose Mercury News. Sec B:1.
^"Light Rail to Willow Glen Opening Friday". San Jose Mercury News. August 16, 1990. Sec B:3.
^Guido, Michelle (April 25, 1991). "The Trolly Finally Makes its Way South in Debut Today". San Jose Mercury News. Sec A:1.
^Barnacle, Betty (March 24, 1997). "Light Rail Opens New Stop; First Station on Tasman Line to Serve North S.J. High-Tech Firms". San Jose Mercury News. Sec B:1.
^Diaz, Sam (December 18, 1999). "Ready for a Rail Good Time: Major Link for Transit Takes its First Step". San Jose Mercury News. Sec B:1.
^"Vasona Light Rail Extension Project". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
^"Light Rail Efficiency". Light Rail Efficiency. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^"Mountain View Double Track". Mountain View Double Track. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^"Downtown Mountain View station". Mapillary. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
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The Green Line is a light rail line in Santa Clara County California and part of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail system It serves 26 stations in the cities of Santa Clara San Jose and Campbell traveling between Old Ironsides and Winchester stations The line connects Levi s Stadium San Jose International Airport via a bus connection Downtown San Jose San Jose State University SAP Center Diridon station and Downtown Campbell It runs for 20 hours per day on weekdays with headways of 15 minutes for most of the day On weekends train run at 20 minute headways for most of the day After around 8pm on weekdays and weekends trains run at 30 minute headways Green LineA Green Line train bound for Winchester station stops at Paseo de San Antonio station along Downtown San Jose s transit mall OverviewLocaleSanta Clara County CaliforniaCities Santa Clara San Jose and CampbellTerminiOld Ironsides stationWinchester stationStations26ServiceTypeLight railSystemVTA light railOperator s Santa Clara Valley Transportation AuthorityRolling stockKinki Sharyo light rail vehicles low floor HistoryOpened1987TechnicalLine length22 3 mi 35 89 km Track gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeElectrificationOverhead lines 750 V DCHighest elevationat grade elevated undergroundRoute mapGreen Line highlighted in green Show interactive mapLegend Orange Lineto Mountain View Old Ironsides Great America Great America Amtrak ACE Lick Mill Santa ClaraSan Jose Guadalupe River Champion Orange Lineto Alum Rock Blue Lineto Baypointe Tasman River Oaks Orchard Bonaventura Component Karina US 101 Metro Airport via Gish I 880 Guadalupe Division Civic Center Japantown Ayer Saint James Santa Clara Paseo de San Antonio Convention Center Blue Lineto Santa Teresa SR 87 San Fernando Amtrak Caltrain ACE San Jose Diridon West San Carlos planned Race I 280 Fruitdale Bascom San JoseCampbell Hamilton SR 17 Downtown Campbell Winchester Multiple services sharing track All stations are accessible This diagram viewtalkedit Show route diagram Contents 1 Route description 2 Owl service 3 Construction history 3 1 Guadalupe line 3 2 Tasman West extension 3 3 Vasona extension 3 4 Light Rail Efficiency Project 3 5 2019 reconfiguration 4 Station stops 4 1 Station facilities 5 References 6 External linksRoute description editFrom south to north the Green Line starts at Winchester station in Campbell and heads northeast towards downtown San Jose The Green Line then curves north to serve San Jose Diridon station then a brief tunnel and sharp turn to the east to serve San Fernando station After a couple more sharp turns the Green line joins the Blue Line to serve Convention Center station The two lines then head through Downtown and North San Jose via 1st Street until the Green Line separates from the Blue Line at Tasman station and joins the Orange Line heading west passing Levi s Stadium and the future Related Santa Clara mega development to its terminus at Old Ironsides station in Santa Clara The whole route takes approximately one hour Owl service editFrom February 2000 to April 14 2003 VTA operated all night train service with light rail vehicles commonly known as owl service on a 70 minute frequency between Mountain View and Baypointe At the time VTA light rail was the only light rail service in the United States to operate 24 hours a day The owl service was curtailed in 2003 as a result of mounting deficits Construction history editThe route that the Mountain View Winchester line now runs on is constructed in three different expansion projects the original Guadalupe line the Tasman West extension and the Vasona extension Guadalupe line edit The trackway between Woz Way in Downtown San Jose and Old Ironsides station is part of the Guadalupe line the first light rail line constructed in Santa Clara county The Guadalupe line opened for revenue service on December 11 1987 originally running from Old Ironsides station to Civic Center station in San Jose Champion station was not part of the original line it was added as intermediate stop as part of the Tasman West project 1 2 nbsp UTDC built LRV in 1993 arriving at Old Ironsides station which was the northern terminus of the system s first section of light rail line opened in 1987 Service on this line was gradually expanded south from Civic Center station as follows Service through the downtown mall and onward to the Convention Center station began on July 17 1988 3 Service between Convention Center and Tamien stations began on August 17 1990 4 Service between Tamien and Santa Teresa stations began on April 25 1991 5 Tasman West extension edit The Tasman West extension project added the following features to the line as follows Champion station added as an infill stop along the existing Guadalupe line trackway Station opened March 24 1997 6 7 6 miles 12 2 km of trackway and 12 new light rail stations added between the existing Old Ironsides station and the new Downtown Mountain View station Opened December 17 1999 Baypointe station added just east of the intersection of 1st and Tasman Opened December 17 1999 Baypointe station is no longer served by this line due to a line reconfiguration implemented in August 2005 After the completion of Tasman West extension and before the completion of Tasman East Capitol and Vasona extensions VTA split the light rail system into two main lines one line running between Baypointe and Downtown Mountain View the other between Baypointe and Santa Teresa Passengers transferred between the two lines at the new Baypointe station 7 Tasman is now the transfer station Tasman West extension was constructed with funds from 1996 Measure B sales tax measure Vasona extension edit Mountain View Winchester contains the entire Vasona extension from San Fernando station to the southern line terminal Winchester station 5 3 miles 8 5 km 8 Vasona extension opened for revenue service on October 1 2005 It was originally scheduled to open two months earlier on August 1 but was delayed due to a dispute between Federal Railroad Administration and VTA At issue was whether a waiver was needed from FRA since the Union Pacific branchline that parallels most of Vasona extension is still actively used on a tri weekly basis to serve the Permanente Quarry cement plant in the Cupertino Foothills and a lumber yard in Campbell A waiver was finally obtained on the condition that all light rail vehicles sound their horns at crossings until Quiet Zone improvements are implemented Freight trains are still required to sound their horns The Vasona extension was also constructed with funds from 1996 Measure B sales tax measure Light Rail Efficiency Project edit In 2014 a new storage track and crossover was constructed between Old Ironsides and Reamwood as part of improvements to support events at Levi s Stadium and the future Silicon Valley BART extension 9 To provide better headways and service reliability a second track was constructed between Whisman and Downtown Mountain View Work began in summer 2014 and was completed in late 2015 Evelyn Station was permanently closed in mid March 2015 as part of track construction 10 2019 reconfiguration edit Upon the opening of the Silicon Valley BART extension to Berryessa North San Jose Line 902 will be split into the Green Line Old Ironsides Winchester and the Orange Line Mountain View Alum Rock As of early 2019 station signage has begun to reflect the future configuration displaying line colors rather than terminus icons 11 Station stops editStation Transfer to Old Ironsides nbsp Orange Line VTA Bus 55 57 59 ACE Shuttle Green Great America nbsp Orange Line VTA Bus 57 59 ACE Shuttle Gray Yellow Lick Mill nbsp Orange Line nbsp Altamont Corridor Express at Great America nbsp Capitol Corridor at Great America Champion nbsp Orange Line ACE Shuttle Brown Purple Tasman nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 59 ACE Shuttle Brown River Oaks nbsp Blue Line ACE Shuttle Brown Park and ride Orchard nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 20 Bonaventura nbsp Blue Line Component nbsp Blue Line Karina nbsp Blue Line Metro Airport nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 60 Gish nbsp Blue Line Civic Center nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 61 Japantown Ayer nbsp Blue Line Saint James nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 72 73 Santa Clara nbsp Blue Line Highway 17 Express Monterey Salinas Transit 55 VTA Bus 22 23 64A 64B 66 68 72 73 168 Rapid 500 Rapid 522 Rapid 568 Paseo de San Antonio nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 23 66 68 Rapid 523 Rapid 568 Convention Center nbsp Blue Line VTA Bus 23 523 San Fernando San Jose Diridon nbsp Altamont Corridor Express nbsp Amtrak nbsp Caltrain Highway 17 Express Monterey Salinas Transit 55 VTA Bus 22 64A 64B 68 Rapid 500 Rapid 522 Rapid 523 Rapid 568 SCVMC Shuttle Park and ride Race Fruitdale VTA Bus 25 103 Bascom VTA Bus 61 Park and ride Hamilton VTA Bus 56 Downtown Campbell VTA Bus 26 Winchester VTA Bus 27 37 60 101 Park and ride Station facilities edit Many stations along this line have park and ride lots labeled as nbsp as well as bike stations labeled as nbsp including Lick Mill at Great America Station nbsp nbsp River Oaks nbsp nbsp also the stop for VTA headquarters San Fernando nbsp San Jose Diridon nbsp nbsp Bascom nbsp nbsp Winchester nbsp nbsp References edit Robinson Bert December 11 1987 All Aboard It s Off and Rolling San Jose Mercury News et al Sec A 1 Grant Joanne November 6 1987 Mishap Won t Delay Light Rail San Jose Mercury News Sec B 3 Sweeney Frank July 13 1988 Downtown S J Trollys Start Friday San Jose Mercury News Sec B 1 Light Rail to Willow Glen Opening Friday San Jose Mercury News August 16 1990 Sec B 3 Guido Michelle April 25 1991 The Trolly Finally Makes its Way South in Debut Today San Jose Mercury News Sec A 1 Barnacle Betty March 24 1997 Light Rail Opens New Stop First Station on Tasman Line to Serve North S J High Tech Firms San Jose Mercury News Sec B 1 Diaz Sam December 18 1999 Ready for a Rail Good Time Major Link for Transit Takes its First Step San Jose Mercury News Sec B 1 Vasona Light Rail Extension Project Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Retrieved February 28 2019 Light Rail Efficiency Light Rail Efficiency Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Retrieved May 13 2015 Mountain View Double Track Mountain View Double Track Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Retrieved May 13 2015 Downtown Mountain View station Mapillary February 27 2019 Retrieved March 4 2019 External links editKML file edit help Template Attached KML Green Line VTA KML is from Wikidata VTA Site Route Information Archived 2019 06 21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Green Line VTA amp oldid 1219985174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
